Texas Commission of Appeals, 1880

Searcy v. Mealler

Searcy v. Mealler
Texas Commission of Appeals · Decided June 23, 1880 · Walker
1 White & W. 523

Searcy v. Mealler

Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Walker, A. S., J.

§ 92 9. Married woman; liability of, for debts. To bind the wife by a personal judgment, the plaintiff must allege and prove that the debt sued for was contracted by the wife, was reasonable and proper for necessaries furnished herself and children, or for expenses incurred by her for the benefit of her separate property. [Pas. Dig. 4643, 4644; R. S. 2854, 2855; McGee v. White, 23 Tex. 180; Hutcheson v. Underwood, 27 Tex. 256; Wallace v. Finberg, 46 Tex. 44.]

Reversed and remanded.

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